Ep. 186 – Stephen Cope
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg
Be Here Now Network
4.6 • 682 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Stephen Cope and Sharon Salzberg come together in Metta Hour to discuss dharma and the shared struggles of humanity. In this episode Sharon and Stephen talk about:
- How Stephen arrived at Kripalu Center
- Stephen's new book
- The Bhagavad Gita
- Dharma and Sacred Vocation
- Times of Struggle
- Loving Kindness vs. Hatred and Anger
- Yoga and Compassion
- Guided meditation
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Stephen Cope is a best-selling author and scholar who specializes in the relationship between the Eastern contemplative traditions and Western depth psychology. For almost thirty years, Stephen has been Scholar-in-Residence at the renowned Kripalu Center. Stephen is also the founder and former director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living—one of the world’s most influential research institutes examining the effects and mechanisms of yoga and meditation, with a team of researchers from top universities. Stephen's new book, The Dharma in Difficult Times, is now available to purchase.
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| 1:47.7 | backslash Sharon. |
| 1:53.1 | Hi, I'm Sharon Salzberg. |
| 1:55.6 | I'm joined today by my friend and colleague, |
| 1:58.3 | Stephen Cope. |
| 1:59.9 | Stephen is a best-selling author and scholar, specializing in the relationship between the |
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